Market action at the end of last week confirmed that the US Federal Reserve has disappointed traders; although the Fed's announcement of Operation Twist had been expected by many analysts, the market had been hoping for more quantitative easing. This disappointment, combined with Bernanke’s pessimistic assessment of “significant downside risks” to the US economy, has hurt all asset classes except the US dollar and Treasuries – in particular commodities. On Friday the gold price experienced a sharp setback of up to $101.90, or nearly 6%, to $1,639.20 per troy ounce. However, the Swiss Stock Exchange said it will soon introduce a gold currency that is designed to offer new clearing services to its trade customers.
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